Super Dave’s Bob Einstein Dies at 76
“Bob Einstein, the Emmy-winning actor from "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and creator of Super Dave Osborne, died Wednesday from cancer.
Bob had recently been diagnosed, and he died at his home in Indian Wells, CA.
He famously played Larry David's pal, Marty Funkhouser, on 'Curb,' but he was a very successful comedy writer before that -- winning Emmy awards for being a writer on "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" back in the '70s and for producing Dick Van Dyke's "Van Dyke and Company."
Bob's character, Super Dave, pulled crazy stunts decades before "Jackass" even existed -- but he would always hilariously fail. Super Dave had his own show on Showtime in the late '80s and early '90s. Bob didn't start out in showbiz -- standing 6'4", he played college hoops at Chapman University and then got into advertising. He was "discovered" in the comedy world by Tom Smothers who saw Bob on a local cable show.
His younger brother is actor and director Albert Brooks. Deadline first reported Bob's passing.”
I’m shocked and saddened by Einstein’s death. I’ve been watching him on tv since he played Super Dave on the Canadian show Bizarre in the 80s. He was hilarious on Letterman’s show and Norm Macdonald’s podcast. I will miss him.
| by Anonymous | reply 30 | January 3, 2019 8:39 PM
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But.... But, was he.... Was he....
Homosexual?
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | January 2, 2019 9:48 PM
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A clip compilation from Norm MacDonald’s podcast. Einstein was a master of fake outrage.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | January 2, 2019 9:55 PM
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His movie, The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave (2000) had some good gags in it. My favorite being Super Dave and his gang are riding on a bus to Las Vegas and he goes to the front of the bus to speak to the bus driver, who happens to be Ray Charles.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | January 2, 2019 10:03 PM
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Wasn’t he Larry David’s real life brother ?
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | January 2, 2019 10:22 PM
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He is Albert Brooks brother. Had no idea because Brooks changed his name.
I loved him on Curb. Had leukemia, which is a bitch in adults. I would have guessed lung cancer because I assumed his voice was from smoking.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | January 2, 2019 10:25 PM
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Also, Albert Brooks was Born Albert Einstein.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | January 2, 2019 10:27 PM
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Here's a clip from "Palestinian Chicken". Larry and Jeff invite Marty for lunch.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | January 2, 2019 10:51 PM
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I loved him on Curb your Enthusiasm. One episode had the great Catherine O'Hara play his disturbed relative "Bam-Bam" She fucks Jeff out of boredom. Classic hysterical TV.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | January 2, 2019 10:55 PM
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Bringing Dave, Paul and Morty gifts in 1992.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | January 3, 2019 2:04 AM
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Their father, who performed as "Parkyarkus," was also a star.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | January 3, 2019 2:52 AM
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Wow - never realized he was brothers with Albert Brooks. He seems like he's about eight Inches taller than Brooks.
Yes, leukemia is a bitch. My great uncle had it, it took no time at all to kill him.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | January 3, 2019 7:35 AM
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He ALWAYS knocked it out of the park on "Curb." RIP
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | January 3, 2019 9:04 AM
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Curb was all adlibbed and Jerry didn't know what was coming....
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | January 3, 2019 9:27 AM
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Bob never married? No kids? Gay?
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | January 3, 2019 10:07 AM
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That's it for Curb then. The latest season didn't get the greatest reception, and Funkhouser is one of the most popular characters.
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | January 3, 2019 10:10 AM
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He was married twice and had one child according to IMDB.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | January 3, 2019 10:27 AM
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A comic genius
His deadpan delivery was priceless in Arrested Development as Larry Middleman
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | January 3, 2019 11:17 AM
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Their father, Harry Einstein, was a Borscht Belt comic who died (literally) during his monologue at a Friar's Roast for Lucy and Desi.
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | January 3, 2019 11:49 AM
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I never knew Albert Brooks is his brother.
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | January 3, 2019 12:08 PM
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[quote]That's it for Curb then. The latest season didn't get the greatest reception, and Funkhouser is one of the most popular characters.
Larry and the group might want to give him and Funkhouser a rousing sendoff.
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | January 3, 2019 12:33 PM
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Living proof that bad plastic surgery doesn’t make you look younger.
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | January 3, 2019 1:25 PM
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[quote]Also, Albert Brooks was Born Albert Einstein.
I wonder why he changed his name.
| by Anonymous | reply 26 | January 3, 2019 1:42 PM
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R22 I read that yesterday. Bob's father Harry was only 54 and collapsed after delivering his monologue of a massive heart attack in 1958. Doctors were in the audience and they did all that they knew how to for the time but couldn't save him.
| by Anonymous | reply 27 | January 3, 2019 1:58 PM
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"Larry and the group might want to give him and Funkhouser a rousing sendoff."
I don't want all of those stupid, ugly fucks congregating at my god damn house.
| by Anonymous | reply 28 | January 3, 2019 2:22 PM
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Loved Marty Funkhouser.
This clip shows Bob telling a typical Marty Funkhouser joke at 2:59
| by Anonymous | reply 29 | January 3, 2019 8:35 PM
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Here he is the asking about Larry/Marty & Larry/Bob relationship
| by Anonymous | reply 30 | January 3, 2019 8:39 PM
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